We are sad to report that Emeritus Professor Robert L. Scott passed away on May 1, 2016 at age 94.   By Prof. Charles Knobler –  A distinguished physical chemist, Bob joined the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 1948. A native Californian, Bob made the trek to the east coast to attend Harvard, […]

Harvard postdoctoral fellow Steven Lopez (PhD ‘15 UCLA Organic Chemistry, Houk Group) was awarded the 2016 Norma Stoddart Prize on Friday, April 29th. Dr. Lopez, currently in Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik’s group at Harvard, was selected by a committee of peers as the recipient of the 2016 Norma Stoddart Prize for Academic Excellence and Outstanding Citizenship, […]

Professor Michael Jung was awarded the American Chemical Society Southern California Section’s highest honor, the Tolman Medal, on April 27, 2016. Select photos from the event can be viewed below and the complete set can be viewed on the photo gallery. Over 100 faculty, students, alumni and staff attended the Richard C. Tolman Award dinner […]

UCLA biochemistry undergraduate student Han Ngo is one of two women to receive PayScale’s Women in STEM Scholarship. Out of over 7,000 applicants the compensation software company has awarded two young women a $2,000 scholarship to help them pursue their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and “follow their dreams”. Excerpts from the PayScale […]

Physician Richard Buller, Vice President of Oncology Clinical Development at Pfizer, selected for the 2016 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumni Award. Dr. Buller will accept the award and present his commencement address titled “Is It Really Serendipity?” at the UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry graduation ceremony on June 11, 2016 in the Court of Sciences. Biography: Dr. Rich Buller, […]

Professor Marcetta Darensbourg (Texas A&M University) was honored at the April 20, 2016 event. Prof. Darensbourg’s seminar, titled “Hydrogenase Inspired Bioorganiometallic Chemistry”, took place at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) auditorium. Inorganic chemistry professor Alexander Spokoyny made introductory remarks, thanked donors Raymond and Dorothy Wilson whose generous endowment made the event possible, and he spoke […]

Faculty, staff & student volunteers met admitted undergraduate students & their parents at the Saturday, April 16th event. The Freshman Bruin Day 2016 was for admitted undergraduate students for the class of 2020. The Chemistry & Biochemistry booth had student volunteers from Alpha Chi Sigma, Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS), and the Biochemistry […]

Postdoctoral scholar Liban Saleh (Spokoyny group) won the award for his short (~ five minutes) research presentation at the symposium.         The University of California Symposium for Chemical Sciences (UCSCS) symposium took place at the UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead during the 2016 Spring Break (March 21-23). Dr. Saleh’s research focuses […]